PowerShell/docs/new-text-file.md

The new-text-file.ps1 Script

This PowerShell script creates a new .txt file from template file at: ../data/templates/Text.txt.

Parameters

/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/new-text-file.ps1 [[-path] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-path <String>
    Specifies the path and new filename
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Aliases                      
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Example

PS> ./new-text-file.ps1 README.txt
✅ New text file 'README.txt' created from template 'Text.txt'.

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Creates a new text file 
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script creates a new .txt file from template file at: ../data/templates/Text.txt.
.PARAMETER path
	Specifies the path and new filename 
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./new-text-file.ps1 README.txt
	✅ New text file 'README.txt' created from template 'Text.txt'.
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

param([string]$path = "")

try {
	if ($path -eq "" ) { $path = Read-Host "Enter the new filename" }

	$pathToTemplate = Resolve-Path "$PSScriptRoot/../data/templates/Text.txt" 
	Copy-Item $pathToTemplate "$path"
	if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) { throw "Can't copy template to: $path" }

	"✅ New text file '$path' created from template 'Text.txt'."
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error: $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}

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